Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1171. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEVERUS ALEXANDER. 222-235 AD. AR Denarius (3.59 gm, 1h). Struck 232 AD. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right, seen from front / SPE-S PVBLICA, Spes advancing left, holding flower in extended right hand and raising hem of skirt with left hand. RIC IV 254; BMCRE 896; RSC 543. Superb EF, struck on full flan. ($200)